OXYLIXOLEIC ACID 



: oleum, oil], C 16 H a 5 . A compound derived 

 from linoleic acid by oxidation. 



xylizaric Acid (oks-il-iz-ar'-ik) [6fi>f, acid; lizari, 

 madder]. A synonym of purpurin ; also a distinct 

 compound found in madder. 



xymastitis {oks-im-as-ti'-lis) [ofi'f, sharp ; paaroc, a 

 breast; trig, inflammation]. Acute mastitis, 

 xymel oks r -im-el) [ofi'f, sharp ; fte'/i, honey]. Honey 

 :nixed with vinegar or dilute acetic acid. O. of 

 Squill, the same, prepared with vinegar of squill, 

 xymeter (oks-im' '-et-er). Same as Eudiometer. 

 cymetritis (oks - im - et - ri f - tis) [of if, sharp ; prfrpa, 

 womb; trie, inflammation]. Acute metritis, 

 cymetrorrhea (oks-im-et-ror- e / -ah) [6fi>f, sharp; 

 ufrpa, womb; po a, a flow]. Acute metrorrhea, 

 cymorphin (oks-im-or' -fin) . Same as Pseudomorphin. 

 :ymyelitis (oks-im-i-el-i' -tis) [ofi'f, sharp ; five/As, 

 narrow ; triq, inflammation]. Acute myelitis, 

 cymyitis {oks-im-i-i' -tis) [ofif, sharp ; pvc , muscle ; 

 r/f, inflammation]. Acute myitis. 

 ;ynaphthoic Acid {oks - in - af- the/- ik). See Acid, 

 Alpha -oxy naphthoic. 



:ynaphthol (oks-in-af / -thol) [of i«f , acid ; vatpOa, as- 

 ahaltum], C 10 H 8 O 2 . A derivative of naphthol existing 

 n two isomeric forms. 



cynarcotin (oks-in-ar'-kot-in) [of 6c, acid; vapKariiidc, 

 larcotic], C^H^XOg. A crystalline alkaloid de- 

 "ived from narcein. 



:yneurin [pks-in-u' -rin). See Betain. 

 :ynosema (oks-in-o-se / -mah) [6f ig, sharp ; voarjua, a 

 sickness]. Any acute sickness. 



:ynosos (oks-in-o / -sos) [of if, sharp; voo-of, disease]. 

 i \n acute disease. 



-in'-tik) [ofwrof (bi-vveiv), to make sharp, 



r.ake acid]. Rendering acid. O. Cells, the acid- 

 ing cells of Langley ; cells of the fundus-glands of 



stomach ; see Delomorphous Cells of Rollet. O. 

 Gland, any acid-secreting gland. 



usos ioks-in-u' -sos) [of if , sharp ; vovooq, disease]. 



;•• acute disease. 



tic Acid (oks-in-vit'-ik). See Acid. 

 Kyopia ' oks-e-o' -pe-ah) [of if , sharp ; £>\j), eye] . More 

 Ihan ordinary acuity of vision. 

 ■:yopy (oks' -e-o-pe) . Same as Oxyopia. 

 yosphrasia (oks-e-os-fra' '-se-ah). Same as Oxyos- 



:yosphxesia (oks-e-osfre f -ze-ah) [ofi'f, sharp; 5a- 



^pr/aic, smell]. Marked or abnormal acuteness of 



smell. 



:yphenic Acid (oks-ifen'-ik). Synonym of Pyro- 



j atec>: 



'yphile (oks'-if-il) [ofif, sharp; o'v/,?jjv, leaf]. In 

 >iology, Ehrlich"s term for histologic elements that 

 ittract acid dyes, ordinarily called eosinophilous. The 

 opposite of basophile or basophilous elements, which 

 ittract basic dves. 



' phlegmasia ks-if-leg-ma' '■ ze-ah) [ of re, sharp ; 



It, inflammation]. An acute inflammation. 

 :yphonia (oks-if-c/ne-ah) [6fif, sharp ; owiv;, voice]. 

 Shrillness of voice, 

 yphyllous (oks-ifil'-us) [of if, sharp ; <j>i<ttov, a leaf], 

 in biology, having acuminated leaves, 

 'ypyridin (oksip-ir' -id-in) [of if, acid; irvp, fire], 

 1 A derivative of pyridin existing in three 

 «meric forms. 



yquinin (oks-ik--a>in'-in) [6ftf, acid; S. Amer., 

 "ana, bark], C M H M N 2 ? . An alkaloid resulting 

 vhen quinin sulphate is boiled with potassium nitrite, 

 yquinizin (oks-ik-ann' -iz-in) [6fif, acid: S. Amer., 

 •uma, bark], C s H„X.,0. An oxidation-product of 

 ;in. 



957 OZOUFS APPARATUS 



Oxyquinolin {oks-ik-win 1 '-o-lin). See Cartostyril. 



Oxyregmia (oks-ir-eg / -me-ah) [ofif, acid ; epirypoc, eruc- 

 tation]. Acid eructation. 



Oxyrhine (oks'-ir-in) [of if, sharp; pig, nose]. In 

 biology, possessing a sharp-pointed nose, or snout ; 

 having an acute olfactory sense. 



Oxysaccharum (oks-is-ak' -ar-um) [6f tf , sharp ; ffax;ra- 

 pov, sugar]. A mixture of vinegar and sugar. 



Oxysepsis (oks-is-ep / -sis) [ofi'f, acid ; oipbic, putrefac- 

 tion]. Putrefaction during which acids are developed ; 

 also, the decomposition following quickly after death. 



Oxysitia {oks-is-ish' -e-ah) [of if, acid; alroc, food]. 

 Acidity of the stomach. 



Oxyspartein {oks-e-spar 1 '-te-in) [ofi'f, sharp; o-dprov, 

 Spanish broom]. A derivative of spartein ; it is a 

 cardiac stimulant. 



Oxystrychnin (oks-is-trik' '-mm) [of if, acid; arpvxvoc, 

 a plant of the nightshade family], CjjHjgXjO.. An 

 alkaloid produced by boiling strychnin sulphate with 

 potassium nitrite. 



Oxytartarus {oks-it-ar 1 '-tar-us). Synonym of Potassium 

 Acetate. 



Oxytes {oks'-it-ez) [ofif, acid]. Acidity. 



Oxytocic (oks-it-os'-ik) [ofi'f, sharp; tokoc, labor]. I. 

 Hastening parturition ; ocytocic. 2. A drug that 

 hastens childbirth by stimulating uterine contraction ; 

 an ocytocic. 



Oxytocous (oks-i/ok'-us). See Oxytocic. 



Oxytolyltropin {oks-it-ol-W -tro-pin). Same as Homat- 

 ropin. 



Oxyuricide [oks-e-u' -ris-id) [ofif, sharp; ovpd, tail; 

 aedere, to kill]. Any anthelmintic that is destructive 

 to worms of the genus Oxyuris, or pinworms. 



Oxyuris (oks-e-u' -ris) [of if, sharp ; ovpd, tail] . A 

 genus of nematode worms founded by Rudolphi in 

 1809; the pinworms. See Parasites {Animal), Table 

 of. 



Ozena {o-ze / -ttah) \b~aiva ; 6^//, a stench]. Chronic 

 disease of the nose accompanied by a fetid discharge. 

 See Rhinitis, Chronic Atrophic. 



Ozenacoccus {o-ze-nak-ok' -us) \b~aiva, ozena ; kokkoc, 

 a grain]. The Micrococcus loewenbergii. See Bacteria, 

 Synonymaiic Table of. 



Ozocerite (o-zo-se / -rit). See Ozokerite. 



Ozochrotous {o-zok* -ro-tus) \o r ri, stench ; XP*-K » skin] . 

 Having a bad-smelling skfn. 



Ozokerite (o-zo-ke' -rii) [ofv, smell; njjpoc, wax]. A 

 solid paraffin found free in Galicia and Roumania. 

 It is also called mineral wax. It is like resinous 

 wax in consistence and translueency,- of a brown or 

 brownish-yellow color, and of a pleasantly aromatic 

 odor. 



Ozone {o f -zon) \b r £iv, to smell]. An allotropic form 

 of oxygen, its molecule having the structure 3 . It is 

 present in the atmosphere in small quantities, being 

 produced constantly by the evaporation of water, by 

 electric discharges, and in the growth of chlorophyl- 

 containing plants. It is also formed during the slow 

 oxidation of phosphorus, of turpentine and other es- 

 sential oils. It is an active oxidizing agent, possess- 

 ing bleaching and antiseptic properties. 



Ozonization (o-zo-niz-a' -shun) [o'eiv, to smell]. The 

 act of ozonizing, or of impregnating with ozone. 



Ozonized (o'-zo-nlzd) \b r eiv, to smell]. Containing 

 ozone. 



Ozonometer {o-zo-nom' -et-er) [bZeiv, to smell ; perpov, 

 measure]. A device for use in estimating the propor- 

 tion of ozone in the atmosphere. 



Ozostomia {o-zos - to*- me - ah) [0C7, stench ; ardua, 

 mouth]. A foul odor from the mouth, or the breath. 



Ozouf s Apparatus. An apparatus for charging water 

 with CO, bv the intermittent method. 



